Suzannah Conway

Suzannah Conway is an experienced arts administrator, having been CEO of Opera Queensland, the Brisbane Riverfestival and the Centenary of Federation celebrations for Queensland. She is a freelance arts writer and has been writing reviews and articles for over 20 years, regularly reviewing classical music, opera and musical theatre in particular for The Australian and Limelight magazine as well as other journals. Most recently she was Arts Hub's Brisbane-based Arts Feature Writer.

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Performance review: Forty Years on Forty Stages from Coolangatta to Convent Garden, Opera Queensland Studio

Acclaimed operatic bass, Conal Coad presented a highly enjoyable program of musical delights.

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Music review: Garrick Ohlsson, Queensland Conservatorium Theatre

A night of sublime piano playing at its absolute best

'Duck Pond' rehearsal, Yaron Lifschitz and cast. Photo: Jade Ferguson.
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A world premiere from the ever-inventive and imaginative Circa

The leading performance company explores the art of ballet, classical music and fairy tales alongside the physicality of circus in…

I Gut this Feeling Jamaylya Ballangarry-Kearins and Maurice Sailor. Photo: Mimi Tanaka
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Good things happen when the young Dare to Dream

JUTE Theatre Company’s new First Nations residency program, Dare to Dream, hits the road this month in Far North Queensland.

Simon Hewett and the Queensland Youth Symphony Photo: Sarah Marshall
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Concert Review: Earth Fire Water, Queensland Performing Arts Centre

Worthy of a professional orchestra, the Queensland Youth Symphony delivered a polished and professionally mature concert of richly coloured and…

Clay: Collected Ceramics Works by Kenji Uranishi and Steph Woods Photo Claudia Baxter
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Museum of Brisbane celebrates 60 years of clay-making

Brisbane Art Design 2023 showcases an exhibition of curated contemporary ceramics.

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Performance review: The Poison of Polygamy, La Boite Theatre

A rediscovered morality tale highlighting the Chinese diaspora in Australia and offering some fresh perspectives.

Stuart Maunder Photo credit: Thant Photography
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Australia’s first-ever festival of Gilbert and Sullivan’s works opens in Adelaide

A 10-day festival celebrating the comic genius of Gilbert and Sullivan is attracting new audiences and die-hard supporters.

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Music review: Among the Birds and the Trees, Conservatorium Theatre, Brisbane 

Musica Viva’s latest tour offers three wonderful virtuosic performers in a thoughtful and well-presented themed concert.

Peter Cook as Dave Smith in 'Breaking the Castle'. Image: Darren Thomas.
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The art of the solo show

One-person shows have become increasingly popular in current theatre, but what does it take to tackle a solo work?

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